8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-5596
FreeBSD UNIX Domain Socket File Structure Release Lichtung
Description

In FreeBSD 11.2-STABLE after r338618 and before r343786, 12.0-STABLE before r343781, and 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p3, a bug in the reference count implementation for UNIX domain sockets can cause a file structure to be incorrectly released potentially allowing a malicious local user to gain root privileges or escape from a jail.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2019, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-5596 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-5596 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freebsd freebsd
2 Freebsd freebsd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-5596.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155790/FreeBSD-fd-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd.asc Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Full LPE Exploit for CVE-2019-5596 / FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd

Shell

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2023, 9:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

2019年天融信阿尔法实验室在微信公众号发布的所有安全资讯汇总

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
33 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2021, 2:13 a.m. This repo has been linked 240 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-5596 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-5596 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155790/FreeBSD-fd-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd.asc No Types Assigned https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd.asc Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5596 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-5596 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.12672

percentile

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